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Contents. 
"1  The  prophecy.  1794.  By  Dr.  Timothy  Dwight. 

•£  Assemblv  bill  no.  49.  Introduced  by  Mr.  Hol< 
18,  1865.  An  act  to  establish  an  agricul 
mechanical  arts  college  in  Sonoma  County. 

*^3  Agricultural  college.  Address  of  Hon.  A.  A 
Sept.  21,  1865. 

1/4.  Report  of  the  Committee  cof  the  Senate}  on  , 
university  to  whom  was  referred  memorial  o; 
Mechanics  institute  of  San  Francisco.  Fe1 

^  Mining  sdhools  in  the  U.  S.,  by  J.  A.  Churc' 
(U.C.  p. 21-22)  (Repr.  fr.  North  American 
Jan.  1871). 

v&  Report  con  the  Oakland  college  block  proper 
1871. 

^7  Our  state  university  and  th«  aspirant  to  th< 
cby  Gustavus  Schulten  1872. 

"$  Columbia's  wrath,  not  sparing  the  Regents  o 
university  of  California  coy  Gustavus  Schi 

L9  The  resignation  of  the  Board  of  regents,  (f 
members  excepted)  dictated  by  a  sense  of  } 
duty  cby  Gustavus  Schultei  1874. 

"10  Reply  of  D.  C.  Gilman  to  criticisms  of  the  1 
California  made  by  the  Rev.  Robert  Patter 
Oakland,  c 18733  (With  two  letters  concern 


Report  on  the  water  supply  of  the  Univ.  of  i 
cby  Frank  Soule,jr.i  18Y4. 

v!2  Report  on  the  water  supply  of  the  Univ.  of  ' 
cby  a  special  committee  of  the  Regents  3  D 

i/d3  Report  of  the  Committees  on  public  building 
grounds  of  the  Senate  and  Assembly.  c!875 

t!4  Majority  and  minority  reports  of  the  Senate 
on  education  relative  to  Assembly  bill  no 
cl875-76i  (Concerning  abolition  of  Board 
etc.  3)  . 

15  Report  of  the  Committee  on  education  to  the 
22d  session.  c!878:j. 

x/16  Report'  of  the  Senate  committee  on  education 

:  17  Report  of  the  cAssembly^  committee  on  educa 
1883. 


18  Report  of  cAs^mblyD  committee  on  Agricultu 
and  Mechanics  arts  college.  Feb.lo,  1883. 


12  UNIVERSITY   WATER   SUPPLY. 

done  with  some  of  the  water  works  near  San  Francisco;  or  of 
the  Seattle  pipe,  the  cost  would 'be  reduced  to  eight  to  twenty 
cents  per  foot.  These  pipes,  however,  do  not  withstand  great 
pressure,  do  not  last  long,  and  at  first  give  a  bad  taste  to  the 
water. 

Gentlemen,  anything  further  that  I  can  do  in  this  matter,  I 
will,  gladly. 

I  have  endeavored  not  to  worry  you  with  details,  although  I 
have  them  arranged  in  my  own  mind. 
With  great  respect, 

I  am  yours, 

FBANK  SOULE,  JR., 

Prof,  of  Eny. 


REPORT 


ON   THE 


WATER  SUPPLY 


OP      THE 


toft    of  OMifcmiia. 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA 


REPORT  OF  THE  SPECIAL  COMMITTEE  ON    WATER 
SUPPLY,  ETC. 


To  the  Regents  of  the 

University  of  California: 

The  Committee  to  whom  it  was  referred  to  inquire  and  re- 
port what  springs  of  water  are  available  and  needed  for  the 
supply  of  the  University  grounds  at  Berkeley,  and  to  further 
report  the  location  and  quantity  of  the  lands  necessary  or 
desirable  to  condemn  in  order  to  secure  for  the  uses  of  the 
University  the  water  from  the  said  springs,  respectfully  report: 

That  they  have  personally  and  carefully  examined  and  in- 
spected all  those  springs  in  the  vicinity  of  the  University 
grounds,  and  within  the  limits  prescribed  by  the  Act  of  the 
Legislature  in  that  behalf,  which  appear  to  be  desirable  and 
available  for  supplying  the  said  grounds  with  the  quantity  of 
water  necessarily  required  for  the  uses  of  the  University  and 
have  procured  to  be  surveyed  and  staked  out  the  smallest 
amount  in  area  of  land  containing  the  said  springs  which  will 
suffice  to  secure  them,  together  with  such  connecting  strips  of 
land,  ten  feet  wide,  as  are  necessary  to  unite  said  spring  lands 


4  UNIVERSITY  WATER   SUPPLY. 

to  the  University  grounds  and  serve  to  contain  the  pipes  requi- 
site to  convey  the  water  from  said  .  springs  to  the  University 
grounds. 

And  your  Committee  further  report  that  they  have  caused 
an  accurate  map  or  diagram  of  said  spring  lands  and  said  con- 
necting strips  to  be  made  giving  in  detail,  designated  by  red 
lines  and  figures  the  location,  size,  shape  and  quantity  of  said 
spring  lands  and  of  said  connecting  strips;  of  which  said  map  or 
diagram,  a  substantially  correct  copy,  though  reduced  in  size, 
is  hereto  appended,  marked  Exhibit  A,  and  made  a  part  of 
this  report. 

Your  Committee  further  report  that  it  would  be  difficult  to 
describe  herein  with  any  degree  of  practical  distinctness  the 
precise  condition,  character  and  probable  value  of  the  lands  so 
surveyed,  and  proposed  by  them  to  be  condemned  for  the  pur- 
poses aforesaid,  although  they  do  not  think  the  cost  of 
such  condemnation  ought  to  exceed  the  sum  of  seven  thousand 
five  hundred  dollars,  if,  indeed  it  does  not  fall  considerably 
short  of  that  amount. 

Your  Committee  further  report  that  the  said  lands  so  pro- 
posed to  be  condemned  embrace  two  distinct  sets  or  groups  of 
springs  with  their  connecting  strips  of  land  as  aforesaid;  the 
one  of  which  groups  lies  to  the  North,  and  the  other  to  the 
East  of  the  University  grounds.  The  group  on  the  North 
comprises  what  are  known  as  the  Hey  wood  Springs,  a  claim  to 
the  ownership  of  which  is  asserted  by  the  Regents  of  the  Uni- 
versity under  certain  deeds  of  conveyance.  While  that  on 
the  East  embraces  the  springs  which  feed  the  Strawberry 
Creek  and  Valley.  Each  of  these  groups  lies  within  a  compar- 
atively narrow  compass,  the  former  on  lands  now  owned  by 
Win.  J.  Shaw,  and  the  latter  on  those  owned  by  a  Miss  Pf eiffer. 

To  secure  the  whole  of  the  former,  or  Heywood,  group,  it 
only  needs  the  condemnation  of  a  tract  of  land,  nearly  square, 
about  four  and  a  half  acres  in  extent,  with  the  addition  of  the 
requisite  connecting  strip  which  contains  one  and  a  half  acres 
more;  and  to  secure  the  whole  of  the  latter,  or  Strawberry 
group,  it  requires  the  condemnation  of  five  several  tracts  of 
land,  each  of  small  dimensions,  embracing  an  aggregate  of 
twenty  seven  and  one  hundred  and  forty  eight  thousandths 
(27.148)  acres  in  extent,  with  the  addition  of  the  requisite  con- 
necting strip  containing  three  and  one  hundred  and  seventy 
four  thousandths  (3.174)  acres  more.  Thus  the  total  quantity 


UNIVERSITY   WATER   SUPPLY.  5 

of  land  which  it  is  deemed  by  your  Committee  expedient  to 
condemn,  and  which,  in  their  judgment,  is  absolutely  neces- 
sary for  the  present  and  future  requirements  of  the  University, 
amounts  to  thirty  six  and  three  hundred  and  twenty  two  thou- 
sandths (36.322)  acres.  From  each  of  the  two  groups  of  springs 
aforesaid  there  flows  an  almost  equal  quantity  of  water,  which, 
may  be  estimated  at  a  discharge,  in  midsummer  when  the  hot 
season  is  at  its  dryest,  of  eighteen  thousand  gallons  during  each 
period  of  twenty  four  hours,  or  thirty  six  thousand  gallons  in  the 
whole.  For  further  details  respecting  the  nature  of  these  lands, 
and  the  surrounding  country,  the  position  and  number  of  the 
separate  springs  together  with  the  sizes,  shapes  and  positions 
of  the  several  tracts  of  land  containing  the  said  springs,  refer- 
ence is  made  to  the  annexed  map  or  diagram.  At  a  littJe  dis- 
tance in  the  rear  of  the  University  buildings,  at  a  point  indicated 
on  the  said  map  by  the  mark  F  in  red  ink,  there  is  a  natural 
formation  of  the  soil  which  presents  extraordinary  facilities  for 
the  construction,  at  a  very  small  expense,  perhaps  three  thou- 
sand dollars,  of  a  reservoir  capable  of  containing  one  million 
gallons  of  water,  and  such  an  improvement  your  Committee 
thinks  it  important  to  be  made  at  tne  earliest  practicable  oppor- 
tunity. 

Respecting  the  water  easement  claimed  by  the  Regents  and 
the  aforesaid  Hey  wood  springs,  it  is  proper  to  say  that  Mr. 
Shaw  has  already  prepared  a  complaint  in  law  for  the  assertion 
of  his  conflicting  right  to  the  enjoyment  thereof,  which  com- 
plaint your  Committee  has  submitted  to  the  Counsel  of  this 
Board  from  whom  an  early  opinion  thereon  may  be  expected, 
but  inasmuch  as  the  water  from  this  source  is  almost  indispen- 
sable for  the  uses  of  the  University,  and  a  legal  controversy 
corcerning  the  same  would  involve  much  time  and  expense 
while,  on  the  other  hand,  the  cost  of  condemning  the  neces- 
sary land  to  secure  these  springs  would  be  comparatively  small, 
from  the  limited  quantity  thereof  required,  your  Committee 
recommend  that  such  condemnation  be  made,  as  well  to  secure 
forthwith  a  positive  and  unquestionable  right  to  the  water,  as 
to  avoid  the  risk,  delay,  and  cost  of  litigation. 

And  your  Committee  further  report  that,  in  their  opinion, 
it  is  desirable  that  such  tracts  of  land  hereinbefore  mentioned, 
as  are  required  to  secure  the  springs  and  waters  of  Strawberry 
Creek,  to  wit,  the  second  group  of  springs  above  described, 
should  be  condemned  for  that  purpose,  and  they  therefore  rec- 


D  UNIVERSITY   WATER   SUPPLY. 

ommend  that  immediate  steps  be  taken  for  the  condemnation 
of  said  tracts  of  land  as  well  as  those  embracing  the  Heywood 
springs,  and  the  aforesaid  connecting  strips  of  both  respect- 
ively; and  that  the  Attorney  General  be  immediately  requested 
by  a  resolution  of  this  Board,  to  institute  forthwith  the  neces- 
sary proceedings  for  the  proper  condemnation  of  said  lands 
and  springs  to  the  uses  of  the  University  pursuant  to  the  pro- 
visions of  the  Act  of  the  Legislature  in  that  behalf. 
Respectfully  submitted, 

JOS.    W.    WlNANS, 

A.   S.  HALLIDIE, 
JOHN  LiECoNTE. 

Committee. 
San  Francisco,  December  13th,  1877. 


U.  C.  BERKELEY 


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